Netflix continues with its slate of prestige offerings with an East of Eden series adaptation coming this fall alongside another classic adaptation: Dolly Alderton’s take on Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen.
The series has been brewing for almost four years, and a cast full of starpower has been assembled to bring the characters of John Steinbeck’s 1952 novel to life.
Read on for all the details about Netflix’s East of Eden.
When does Netflix’s East of Eden come out?
The series doesn’t have a specific release date yet, but the streamer has designated fall as the arrival window.
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How many episodes will there be in Netflix’s East of Eden series?
The show will unfold in seven episodes.
Who is in the cast of the Netflix East of Eden series?
Deadline first broke the news that Christopher Abbott was in talks to join Florence Pugh in the television adaptation. Pugh will play antihero Cathy Ames, and Abbott will portray Adam Trask. Next came the additions of Mike Faist and Hoon Lee. Faist will portray Charles Trask, James Dean’s first major screen role in the 1955 film. Lee will play Lee.
Rounding out the cast are Tracy Letts as Cyrus Trask, Martha Plimpton as Faye, Ciaràn Hinds as Samuel Hamilton, Joseph Zada as Cal Trask and Joe Anders as Aron Trask. Zada is about to embark on a big season in his career with both this show and his starring role as Haymitch Abernathy in The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping (2026) in theaters November 20.
Is there a trailer for Netflix’s East of Eden?
A teaser trailer was released May 13 as part of Netflix’s upfront presentation. A fuller trailer will likely arrive in the coming months.
Who is behind the East of Eden series on Netflix?
The modern interpretation of Steinbeck’s classic novel is written and executive produced by Zoe Kazan, whose grandfather, Elia Kazan, directed the 1955 movie. She serves as co-showrunner alongside Jeb Stuart. Kazan, Stuart and Pugh executive produce alongside Garth Davis, who directs episodes 1-4; Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre, who directs episodes 5-7; Antoine Douiahy; and Zack Hayden.
East of Eden hails from co-studios Fifth Season and Anonymous Content. The series was filmed across multiple locations in New Zealand.
What is John Steinbeck’s East of Eden about?
The book includes many Biblical themes as it retells the story of Cain and Able, two brothers in the Old Testament who receive very different treatment from their father. The story also weaves in the theme of the battle of good and evil, which the two brothers represent in the story.
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Intertwining the lives of two families — the Trasks and the Hamiltons, East of Eden also introduces antihero Cathy Ames, who, in the book, is seen as a manipulative wife who leaves Adam behind to raise their twin sons, Cal and Aron.
Adam Trask had a similar upbringing with his half-brother Charles by their father Cyrus, a self-proclaimed Civil War hero who lost his first wife, Adam’s mother, and remarried Charles’ mother to sire Charles.
